“Prince Prosperous” Pt. 1: Khun Sa
Kingpins
English - August 21, 2020 07:01 - 39 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2.9K ratingsTrue Crime History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
By the early 1950s, the teenaged Khun Sa was already a militia leader in war-torn northeast Burma (present-day Myanmar). Over the next decade, his power as a warlord only increased. When the Burmese government came to him with an offer of allyship, he set himself up to become the “Opium King” of the Golden Triangle.
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By the early 1950s, the teenaged Khun Sa was already a militia leader in war-torn northeast Burma (present-day Myanmar). Over the next decade, his power as a warlord only increased. When the Burmese government came to him with an offer of allyship, he set himself up to become the “Opium King” of the Golden Triangle.
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